Woodlands
Woodlands is the regional centre of the North Region of Singapore.
Woodlands is the regional centre of the North Region of Singapore. As of 2019, the town had a population of 254,733. Located approximately 25 km north of the city-centre, it is the densest planning area for the northern parts of the country.
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Worth seeing in and around Woodlands
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque
Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque is the state mosque of Johor, Malaysia. Located along Jalan Skudai, Johor Bahru, the mosque was constructed between 1892 and 1900, under the direction of Sultan Abu Bakar.
4.6 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor
The Diocese of Malacca Johore is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is located in southern region of Peninsular Malaysia, administering Malacca and Johor states.
5.9 km · since 1972 diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 03Night Safari
Night Safari is the world's first nocturnal zoo, located in Mandai, Singapore. One of the country's most popular tourist attractions, it is one of five Mandai Wildlife Reserve parks, including Singapore Zoo, Bird Paradise, River Wonders, and Rainforest Wild ASIA. The concept of a nocturnal park in Singapore was suggested in the 1980s by the former executive chairman of the Singapore Zoo, Ong Swee Law.
3.6 km · nocturnal zoo in Singapore · Wikipedia - 04Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim
Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim is a mosque located in Yishun, Singapore. Situated along Sembawang Road within the Springside housing estate, it is named after Ahmad bin Ibrahim, a Singaporean unionist and politician who contributed to the construction of the mosque.
5 km · mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia - 05Abu Bakar Royal Mosque
The Abu Bakar Royal Mosque is a royal mosque located in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. It was officially opened in 1976 by Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang replacing the nearby Abdullah Mosque or Old Royal Mosque.
5 km · mosque in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 06An-Nur Kotaraya Mosque
The An-Nur Kota Raya Mosque is a mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is located in the Galleria@Kotaraya Building, and is owned by Johor Corporation, the Johor state government's investment arm.
3.7 km · mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 07Masjid Darul Makmur
Masjid Darul Makmur is a mosque located in Yishun, Singapore. Built in 1987, it is one of two mosques in Yishun, the other being Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim.
5.3 km · mosque · Wikipedia - 08Masjid Yusof Ishak
The Yusof Ishak Mosque is a mosque in Woodlands, Singapore. It was announced by Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong during the 2013 National Day Rally The mosque is located at 10 Woodlands Drive 17, Singapore 737740.
1.5 km · mosque in Singapore, named after the Prime Minister (Yusof Ishak) · Wikipedia - 09Kranji War Memorial
The Kranji War Memorial is located at 9 Woodlands Road, in Kranji in northern Singapore. Dedicated to the men and women from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Sri Lanka, India, Malaya, the Netherlands and New Zealand who died defending Singapore and Malaya against the invading Japanese forces during World War II, it comprises the War Graves, the Memorial Walls, the State Cemetery, and the Military Graves.
3.7 km · Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained memorial located in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore · Wikipedia - 10Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple
The Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple is a Hindu temple in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is also one of the state's tourist attractions.
4.7 km · Hindu temple in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Woodlands
- Airports
- Singapore Changi (SIN), 25 km · Senai (JHB), 26 km · Hang Nadim (BTH), 51 km
- Stations
- Khatib MRT station, 5.6 km · Admiralty MRT station, 1.7 km · Johor Bahru Sentral station, 3.8 km · Woodlands Train Checkpoint, 2.1 km
- Batam → Woodlands41 km · quickest by ferry, 3h 54m · Rp89,800–264,150
- Sepang → Woodlands266 km · quickest by road, 4h 35m · RM60–80
- Subang → Woodlands993 km · quickest by air, 10h 50m · Rp2,311,480–3,556,940
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Woodlands
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Woodlands. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are shared taxis departing from Larkin Sentral terminal to various destinations (only as far as Genting Highlands) in West Malaysia.
- Get inThe fare per person for the shared taxis is at least three times the coach fare per person for the further destinations.
- Get inThe shared taxis, unlike the intercity buses, do not depart at set times.
- Get inThey only depart when the shared taxi has reached a maximum of four passengers or if the passengers are willing to pay for the remaining seats.
- Get inShared taxi fares per person in RM: Genting Highlands 120, Kuala Lumpur 95, Kuala Lumpur International Airport 95, Malacca 65, Mersing 40, Senai International Airport 10, Kota Tinggi 10.
From Wikivoyage: Johor Bahru, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Woodlands – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Woodlands
Woodlands is 5 km from Johor Bahru, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Johor Bahrucity and state capital of Johor, Malaysia3.6 km
- Johor Bahru Districtdistrict in Johor, Malaysia4.7 km
- Sembawangplanning area and residential town in North Region, Singapore3.8 km
- Yishuntown in Singapore5.4 km
- Kranjisuburb in northwestern Singapore4.3 km
- Pasir Pelangisuburb in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia5.2 km